Christy Ring Cup 2016
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Round 1 | ||||
| 23.04.2016 | Meath | 3-18 (27) | Wicklow | 2-12 (18) |
| 23.04.2016 | Roscommon | 2-20 (26) | Derry | 0-15 (15) |
| 23.04.2016 | Down | 2-12 (18) | London | 2-17 (23) |
| 23.04.2016 | Antrim | 3-20 (29) | Kildare | 0-17 (17) |
| Round 2A | Round 1 Winners | |||
| 30.04.2016 | Antrim | 2-14 (20) | Roscommon | 1-12 (15) |
| 01.05.2016 | London | 1-16 (19) | Meath | 2-17 (23) |
| Round 2B | Round 1 Losers | |||
| 30.04.2016 | Wicklow | 0-9 (9) | Kildare | 0-17 (17) |
| 30.04.2016 | Derry | 1-15 (18) | Down | 1-18 (21) |
| Quarter-Finals | 2A Losers v 2B Winners | |||
| 07.05.2016 | Down | 1-14 (17) | Roscommon | 1-7 (10) |
| 07.05.2016 | Kildare | 1-17 (20) | London | 0-15 (15) |
| Relegation Playoff | Round 2B Losers | |||
| 21.05.2016 | Derry | 0-15 (15) | Wicklow | 2-22 (28) |
| Semi-Finals | 2A Winners v QF Winners | |||
| 21.05.2016 | Antrim | 1-24 (27) | Down | 0-23 (23) |
| 22.05.2016 | Kildare | 0-21 (21) | Meath | 1-21 (24) |
| Promotion / Relegation | ||||
| 11.06.2016 | Derry | 1-14 (17) | Mayo | 1-21 (24) |
| Christy Ring Cup Final | ||||
| 04.06.2016 | Antrim | 1-20 (23) | Meath | 2-17 (23) |
| Christy Ring Cup Final | Replay | |||
| 25.06.2016 | Antrim | 5-17 (32) | Meath | 4-21 (33) |
Report
Meath won the GAA Hurling Christy Ring Cup (Division 2 All Ireland) in 2016, by a point over Antrim after a replay. They had earlier beaten Wicklow, London and Kildare.
In all, eight counties were eligible for the Christy Ring Cup, Meath. Kildare and Wicklow (Leinster), Antrim, Derry, Down (Ulster), Roscommon (Connacht) and London (Britain).
About
The Christy Ring Cup is the Tier 2 All-Ireland County Championship in Hurling, named after the great Cork player.
From its inception to 2018 it was a Double-Elimination Cup (dubbed the “Back Door” by the Press) and in 2019 was changed to two groups of 4, playing a Single Round-Robin with Semi-Finals & Final.
References
Images
[1] Donegal Daily (2017) GAA Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.donegaldaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/gaa-logo.png [Accessed 2 December 2017]
Internet Archive
[2] GAA | Wayback Machine (2016) Christy Ring [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20161017221112/http://www.gaa.ie/hurling/christy-ring/results [Accessed 16 September 2019]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Gabriel McCloyne & Tom Dunne.
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Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the
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Last Updated: 6 July 2020
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